BlastGard International Inc.

Mr. Sharpe has over 20 years experience in explosive engineering, structural response to blast loading and ballistic impact, explosives and munitions design and ordnance disposal. From 1981 through 1993, Mr. Sharpe was a research scientist at a defence establishment in Essex, England conducting research into blast mitigation systems, training UK and US military in use and deployment of blast mitigation and related systems, designing and development of advanced explosive systems, planning and conducting military training courses and exercises, and conducting explosive trials and testing. From 1993 through 2003, Mr. Sharpe was Technical Leader/Project Manager for Dstl/DERA (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (an agency of the UK Ministry of Defence)/Defence Evaluation and Research Agency), where he conducted research into Special Projects, Mr. Sharpe developed special purpose tools and techniques to meet military user aspirations; developing protection systems for aircraft; conducting cockpit voice recorder research; support for US air accident investigations; developed explosive welding techniques for aircraft component fabrication; designed and developed new explosive compositions for target specific applications; membership of the Institute of Explosive Engineers (IEE); membership of the Institute of Accident Investigators and Bomb Technicians; presentation on aircraft hardening to ISASI; presentation to ISASI on aircraft health monitoring and explosion location; annual presentations on blast mitigation and protection as a member of a group of experts in this field; and published numerous classified reports on Special Projects, Aircraft Hardening, EOD and IEDD etc. Born in London, England, Mr. Sharpe received his Higher National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics from Anglia Higher Education College, Cambridge Explosive Engineering.

Howard Safir became CEO of Bode Technology when Global Options Group, Inc. acquired Bode on February 28, 2007. Mr. Safir is also CEO of another GlobalOptions company, SafirRosetti, a premier company serving the security and investigation needs of its clients both nationally and internationally. Prior to founding SafirRosetti, Howard Safir was appointed 39th Police Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani on April 15, 1996. In his four years as Police Commissioner, he achieved a 38% reduction in major crime and reduced homicides by 44%, bringing the total number of murders in New York to 667, the lowest level in three decades. He developed and implemented Operation Condor, a creative use of personnel resources that continues to be a centerpiece of current NYPD crime reduction strategy. Mr. Safir began his law enforcement career in 1965 as a special agent assigned to the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, a forerunner of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He advanced through the ranks of the DEA and in 1977 was appointed Assistant Director of the DEA. Commissioner Safir also served as Chief of the Witness Security Division, U.S. Marshals Service. In 1984, he was named Associate Director for Operations, U.S. Marshals Service, a position he held until his retirement from the federal government in 1990. Commissioner Safir rejoined government service in 1994 when Mayor Giuliani asked him to serve as New York City's 29th Fire Commissioner. Mr. Safir received a B.A. in History and Political Science from Hofstra University in 1963. He attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, receiving certificates in the programs for Senior Managers in Government in 1988 and for National and International Security in 1989.